Where does “Leeëndecker” come from?
Leeëndecker (Luxembourgish) comes from English decker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Leeëndecker (Luxembourgish): slater
Definitions
- slater
Ancestry of “Leeëndecker”, step by step
Leeëndecker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decker | One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Luxembourgish lee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | lee | second-person singular imperative of leeën |
| 2 | Middle High German | leie | — |
| 3 | Old High German | laigo | — |
| 4 | Latin | laicus | lay; unconsecrated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |